Fresno man arrested with gun near Roosevelt High School

A Fresno man was arrested with a loaded gun Wednesday morning near Roosevelt High School, the Fresno Police Department said.

An officer was in the area of Cedar and Tulare avenues just before 9 a.m., and he pulled over a vehicle for a minor violation.

The driver, Juan Brencio, 35, of Fresno, was found to not have a valid driver’s license.

One of the three passengers, later identified as Jose Garcia, 21, had given the officer a fake name, police said. He was found to have a loaded, unregistered handgun in his waistband.

All were found to be members of a street gang, police said.

Garcia was booked into Fresno County Jail on weapons charges.

This story was originally published August 24, 2016 at 9:37 PM with the headline "Fresno man arrested with gun near Roosevelt High School."